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Foreword & IntroduCtIon
We would like to thank you for purchasing a
high efficiency Firebird condensing domestic
central heating boiler. This instruction manual
is produced for the reference and guidance of
qualified installation engineers such as those
who are OFTeC registered. eU legislation governs
the manufacture, operation and efficiency of all
domestic central heating oil boilers. Our boilers
and burners are supplied as matched units,
tested and approved to OFTeC Standard OFS
al00.
Firebird Heating Solutions are full manufacturing
members of OFTeC (Oil Firing Technical
association) and are participating in its boiler
testing and approvals programme to comply
with OFS a100 and eC efficiency Directive.
You should ensure that all installation,
servicing and commissioning works are
carried out by a competent person, such as
one registered by OFTEC. It should be noted
that it is the responsibility of the Installer/
Householder to ensure that the boiler is
properly commissioned. Failure to do so may
invalidate the boiler warranty.
SErvICIng
The boiler requires servicing on an annual basis
to ensure it maintains its efficiency, continues
to perform reliably and as a regular check on
its built-in safety features. It is important that
servicing should be conducted by a competent
engineer, such as one who is OFTEC trained
and registered.
All appropriate OFTEC manuals and BS
Standards should be studied and their
requirements adhered to and used in
conjunction with these instructions. This
manual includes a list of some BS Standards
and Building regulations.
OFTeC is conducting training and registration
of engineers and this is to be commended, as
reading of this manual alone for installation and
servicing procedures cannot replace the critical
advantage provided by training and years of
experience.
Firebird domestic condensing boilers are highly
efficient and are all erP a rated (energy related
Products). They use less fuel and have lower
running costs than non-condensing boilers.
Because of their increased efficiency they emit
less carbon dioxide than non-condensing
boilers, which will contribute to efforts to reduce
global warming. The incredible efficiency of
the Firebird condensing boiler is due to the
development of a single boiler unit with two
unique heat exchanger units. This gives an
exchange surface greater than non-condensing
boilers.
This additional surface area increases the
amount of heat extracted from the combustion
process and thus reduces the heat wasted to
atmosphere. So much heat is extracted from
the combustion gases that their water vapor
element condenses into liquid form, releasing
the latent heat that was used to create the vapor
in the first place. It is this heat gain that gives the
condensing boiler its significant advantage over
a non-condensing model. In order to enable
this high level of heat extraction to take place,
the water in the boiler’s heat exchanger must
be cooled down to about 55°C or less, this
means that the boiler is working at its maximum
efficiency
The condensate produced is often mistakenly
considered to be highly acidic. In fact the acidity
of condensate from a Firebird condensing boiler
will be found to be as low, if not lower, than that
of vinegar.
The Firebird condensing boiler even when not
working in condensing mode will still operate
at extremely high efficiencies making it suitable
for fitting to an existing heating system without
alteration to the radiator sizes.
the burner is factory set for use with
diesel 35 second gas oil. the burner will
require commissioning as described in the
commissioning section of this manual due to
flue configurations and load conditions.
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